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Intel 500 Series Network Adapters- best 10Gbe cards you can find
March 01, 2022

Intel 500 Series Network Adapters- best 10Gbe cards you can find

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • X540

Overall Satisfaction with Intel 500 Series Network Adapters

In the University where I work, we use Intel 500 Series Network Adapters on almost all of our non-blade servers. These adapters allowed us to leverage 10Gbe connections which our datacenter switching infrastructure already supported.
  • 10Gbe
  • Stable driver
  • RJ45 ports
  • Supported by Windows and Linux
  • Could be cheaper
  • Gets extremely hot
  • Ability to upgrade existing servers, saving us from buying new servers
  • RJ45 ports allowed us to connect to existing infrastructure
  • The positive impact saved a significant sum upgrading servers to 10Gb instead of replacing entire Servers.
  • Saved money allowing us to use existing network cabling and switches within the datacenter
We tried using Broadcom before buying Intel, but we had driver issues with our Linux servers which were a deal-breaker for us. Never had any driver issues after switching to Intel

Do you think Intel 500 Series Network Adapters delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Intel 500 Series Network Adapters's feature set?

Yes

Did Intel 500 Series Network Adapters live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Intel 500 Series Network Adapters go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Intel 500 Series Network Adapters again?

Yes

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These are a great way to upgrade servers that may not come with a 10Gbe nic which makes use of existing cat6 cabling within the datacenter, once you have the appropriate switches to connect. With this, we extended the lifespan of several servers that had 1GB NICs.